Jon S Baird to direct 'O'Lucky Day'

Filmmaker

Jon S Baird

has come on board as a

director

for the Legendary Entertainment comedy 'O'Lucky Day,' with Peter Dinklage in negotiations to star. While it is still not sure if Dinklage will feature in the film, he is on board to produce along with his business partner

David Ginsberg

.

According to a reports, Andrew Dodge wrote the script. The film follows a career con man who poses as a leprechaun in an elaborate scheme of vengeance.

The movie was originally set up at

Paramount

, but Legendary quickly picked it up when the studio's rights to the pic expired.